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Destruction of the Irminsul

France · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Charlamagne I the Great772

Eresburg · Warfare / Military

Frankish forces destroy the Saxon sacred site known as the Irminsul during Charlemagne's first major Saxon campaign.

Names involved

Charlamagne I the Great

Provenance

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